Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 7, Problem 32P
A carbon monoxide molecule can be modeled as a carbon atom and an oxygen atom connected by a spring. If a displacement of the carbon by 1.46 pm from its equilibrium position relative to the oxygen increases the molecule’s potential energy by 0.0125 eV, what’s the spring constant?
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